The
HMS Challenger Library has been reorganized so that every document is
available as searchable linked pages.

A new set of DVDs for the HMS Challenger Library and the Golden Age of
Geology Library are available from the catalog.
The DVDs may be purchased individually or as a complete collection.

Please note that the Google Search will reflect the reorganization
of the HMS Challenger Library after a delay of about a month after
posting the changes.

You may search the H.M.S. Challenger
Library here:

only search the H.M.S. Challenger Library
Search of new material may be delayed several weeks after posting

You may search the Golden Age of
Geology Library here:

only search the Golden Age of
Geology Library
Search of new material may be delayed several weeks after posting

NOTE

All documents in
this library exist as searchable PDF pages and as jpeg page images. The
Google search (above) will present individual pdf pages. You can view
the full document by editing the individual page web address as
follows:

If the pdf page address is:

"http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-08/PDFpages/0126.pdf"
then the entry page to the full
document is:

"http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-08/README.htm".

This naming convention is followed throughout this website.

This library contains a number of
books and reports written (mostly) in the 19th century. The books are
available for direct viewing.

Fair Use

All
materials are
copyrighted, and all rights are reserved.
You are encouraged to browse the
listings and use this site
as a library resource for your personal use. This includes downloading
single copies of a complete report for personal use.

Note on Large Downloads

The
bandwidth has been substantially increased, so the throttle policy
which limited large downloads in the past has been removed. However,
please consider purchasing the CDs or DVDs, and distribute very large
downloads over a period of time so that other users will be able to
enjoy good response times.

You may purchase your own CD or DVD copy of the reports from the
catalog, or make a modest contribution to help fund this work, which is
done entirely by unpaid, voluntary help.

Current Contents.

• The H.M.S.
Challenger Library. This library includes the entire set of
90+ biological reports produced in connection with the H.M.S.
Challenger Voyage of Exploration (1873-1877), as well as some
additional contemporary books related to the Voyage. The Challenger
reports include many thousands of engraved plates, woodcuts and
photographs. The entry portal to this library is duplicated below.

• The Golden Age
of Geology Library. This library includes the writings of a
number of prominent scientists involved in the establishment of the
science of Geology. Authors included are: Agassiz, Buckland, Hitchcock, Lyell, Hugh Miller, Paley, Zittel and
others.

H.M.S. Challenger Library

H.M.S. Challenger

The H.M.S.
Challenger Expedition,
conducted between 1873 and 1876 was one of the first, and perhaps the
most
thoroughly documented, of many expeditions devoted to the investigation
of ocean
physics and biology. All of the 90-odd Zoology and Botany reports
published by the Expedition have been digitized and are available
here for browsing. The reports include over 30,000 pages of text
and many
thousands of illustrations.

Direct Access to the reports is through the Linked Index. An
Illustrated Index is also provided, and can be accessed through the H.M.S. Challenger Library Entry Portal. but
it is very large (over 30 Mb) because it includes many sample plates
from the reports.

If you have questions or suggestions please email Dr. Bossard at webmaster.

Notice: This web site and all of the digitized documents
available from this site
are copyrighted by Dr. David C. Bossard. All Rights reserved. It is
permissible to view and download single copies of the reports for
personal use.